Japanese American identity

vh Roger Shimomura Interview Segment 19 (ddr-densho-1000-142-19)

Little awareness of political events of the late 1950's; discussion of the "model minority" stereotype

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-142-19/

vh Roger Shimomura Interview Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-142-12)

Developing interest in drawing in elementary school; depicting issues of ethnic identity through early art

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-142-12/

vh Alfred "Al" Miyagishima Interview Segment 10 (ddr-manz-1-27-10)

Growing up in a non-Japanese American community: "Why was I born Japanese?"

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-27-10/

vh Tonko Doi Interview Segment 16 (ddr-chi-1-19-16)

Evolution of Japanese American identity

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-chi-1-19-16/

vh Hiroki Kimiko Keaveney Interview Segment 2 (ddr-chi-1-3-2)

Hearing family's wartime stories

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-chi-1-3-2/

vh Fumino Tsuchiya-Knox Interview Segment 6 (ddr-chi-1-12-6)

Fumino Tsuchiya-Knox Interview Segment 6

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-chi-1-12-6/

vh Fumino Tsuchiya-Knox Interview Segment 7 (ddr-chi-1-12-7)

Attending school in Gardena, California

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-chi-1-12-7/

vh Anne Yuki Watanabe Interview Segment 6 (ddr-chi-1-2-6)

Anne Yuki Watanabe Interview Segment 6

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-chi-1-2-6/

vh Keith One Interview Segment 5 (ddr-chi-1-10-5)

Being made fun of for ethnicity, realizing Japanese American identity

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-chi-1-10-5/

vh Constance Yamashiro Interview Segment 16 (ddr-chi-1-18-16)

Impact of wartime experiences on identity

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-chi-1-18-16/

vh Lisa Doi Interview Segment 10 (ddr-chi-1-20-10)

Evolving sense of Japanese American identity

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-chi-1-20-10/

vh Judy Furuichi Interview Segment 13 (ddr-ajah-1-8-13)

Attending school, becoming aware of Japanese American identity

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-1-8-13/

vh Jo Takata Interview Segment 2 (ddr-ajah-1-6-2)

Japanese American and generational identity

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-1-6-2/

vh Sarah Baker Interview Segment 10 (ddr-sjacl-2-31-10)

Description of intergenerational trauma

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sjacl-2-31-10/

vh Janice Sakamoto - Beth Shironaka Interview Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1012-11-4)

Growing up Sansei: coming to terms with ethnic identity (audio only)

This interview is audio-only. It contains raw footage used by Steven Okazaki in his 1985 film Unfinished Business.

This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1012-11-4/

vh Katsugo Miho Interview III Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1022-3-7)

Discussion of the term AJA, Americans of Japanese Ancestry

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1022-3-7/

vh Kats Kunitsugu - Paul Tsuneishi Interview Segment 5 (ddr-densho-122-17-5)

Thoughts on the present-day Japanese American community: "we're in transition"

This interview was conducted by filmmaker Frank Abe for his 2000 documentary, Conscience and the Constitution, about the World War II resisters of conscience at the Heart Mountain incarceration camp. As a result, the interviews in this collection are typically not life histories, instead primarily …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-122-17-5/

vh Clifford Uyeda Interview Segment 18 (ddr-densho-122-19-18)

The effects of both the resistance movement and the World War II actions of the JACL on Japanese American identity today

This interview was conducted by filmmaker Frank Abe for his 2000 documentary, Conscience and the Constitution, about the World War II resisters of conscience at the Heart Mountain incarceration camp. As a result, the …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-122-19-18/

vh An oral history with Katsumi Kunitsugu - Segment 1 (ddr-csujad-29-66-1)

An oral interview with Katsumi Kunitsugu, longtime volunteer and leader in Little Tokyo. The interview was conducted for the Japanese American Oral History Project by California State University, Fullerton. Audio is found in item: csufccop_jaoh_0163. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: 3378_F01

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-29-66-1/

vh George Hanada Interview Segment 16 (ddr-jamsj-2-5-16)

Thoughts on Japanese American community, culture, identity

This interview was conducted by the Japanese American Museum of San Jose, and is part of a project entitled "Lasting Stories: The Resettlement of San Jose Japantown," a collaborative project between the Japanese American Museum of San Jose and Densho.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-jamsj-2-5-16/

vh Alice Matsumoto Ando Interview Segment 10 (ddr-one-7-73-10)

Reflections

This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of the Interior.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-7-73-10/

vh George Azumano Interview Segment 24 (ddr-one-7-32-24)

Reflections

This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of the Interior.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-7-32-24/

vh Hiroshi Kashiwagi Interview Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1002-4-1)

Memories of childhood: learning Japanese language and culture, father's struggle with tuberculosis

This interview was conducted by sisters Emiko and Chizuko Omori for their 1999 documentary, Rabbit in the Moon, about the Japanese American resisters of conscience in the World War II incarceration camps. As a result, the interviews in this collection are typically not …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1002-4-1/

vh Jim Hirabayashi Interview Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1002-5-12)

Postwar life: "I was bent on becoming as assimilated as possible"

This interview was conducted by sisters Emiko and Chizuko Omori for their 1999 documentary, Rabbit in the Moon, about the Japanese American resisters of conscience in the World War II incarceration camps. As a result, the interviews in this collection are typically not life …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1002-5-12/

vh Frank Kitamoto Interview Segment 15 (ddr-densho-1001-25-15)

Coping with ethnic identity: "wondering why in the world I had to be Japanese"

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1001-25-15/

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